Digg sends Cease & Desist to DiggGames?

Tags: Digg + DiggGames + Barnes & Thornburg + Misbach + Kevin Rose

ToPo posted on Aug 26th 2006 2:48AM; via digggames.com

The letter demands that Misbach immediately stop using the trademarked name Digg on his site DiggGames.com (ad-supported). Misbach used that site to highlight flash games he found on the front page of Digg and says he thought he was only fueling Digg’s popularity.

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	Rasti says: The content wasn't his, but digg relies on content from other sites too. I think digg will lose its users if it continues to pursue this kind of policy. Posted: 08/26/06 11:43
	MTr says: Kevin doesn’t want to do this but he has to do it, is just a trademark issue and Digg is forced to send these letters or risk losing the rights to their own name. Posted: 08/27/06 14:38
	rasputin says: This is a big shame! VIVA LE RESISTANCE! Posted: 08/27/06 22:00

Rasti says:

The content wasn't his, but digg relies on content from other sites too. I think digg will lose its users if it continues to pursue this kind of policy.
Posted: 08/26/06 11:43

MTr says:

Kevin doesn’t want to do this but he has to do it, is just a trademark issue and Digg is forced to send these letters or risk losing the rights to their own name.
Posted: 08/27/06 14:38